IT’S OFFICIAL.
As of 4:00pm we are homeowners.
All waivers have been signed.
Now it’s just administrative work.
Holy crap…Pepe now has a house to grow up in.

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So…
Financing - Approved - condition waived
Insurance - Approved - condition waived
House inspection:
The house inspection took about 3 hours to complete. Who knew there was that much to check in a place that size. But I now know much about the inner workings of our Freshmeadow (hopefully) home to be. There were no [...]

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So originally we had 5 days to firm up our end of things.
Then, the sellers countered with 3.
Then, today I get the call that somehow or another a thing called an escape clause exists and the sellers have been put under a restriction on the house they are buying that they have to finish their [...]

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So they came back with a counter offer and we are accepting it.
So as it stands, once we confirm:
a) Financing
b) Insurance
c) Home inspection
Our side will be complete. (Within 3 days)
Then, the sellers have to close up the offer on the house they are buying. They have until Saturday night to confirm this.
So that’s [...]

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Our offer is documented, and will be put on the table this evening at 7pm.
It’s really quite nerve racking….
I couldn’t sleep last night as my mind was racing with thoughts of home ownership and fatherhood and work and such….
It’s an exciting time to be me…
I sure hope this works out and we get this house. [...]

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So today Loba and I put on our lucky golden underpants and went looking for houses for the first time.
We set up an appointment with an agent who showed us a few properties.
We saw 8 houses in all.  Some were rather stinky.  Some were a bit sticky.  One was straight out of the 70’s with [...]

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Dearest Pepe,
As you are now in your 15th week of life, I think you may want to start thinking of your future.
Your current residence will not be available forever, in fact, I am afraid I am going to have to give you your notice.
As you are my own flesh and blood I can see fit [...]

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